NASA app

     The NASA app was absolutely huge. There were over 15,000 images; over 300,000 recorded tweets; over 101 space mission records; links to old and new news on the goings on of NASA; links on a map to the actual NASA centers and websites; and nearly 13,000 videos. This app is huge; however, it saves space by not storing any of the information on your device. Instead, the app merely serves as a link to all of this information. The apps main function appears to be helping individuals understand what is going on at NASA and why their work is important and what impact their work has on modern life.
     This app wouldn't be very useful, in my opinion, for kids in the lower grades (like k-3) because of the way in which the information is presented. The information is not presented a very fun way and the information could also be considered boring though NASA does dumb the language down so that regular people can understand what is going on. However, the possibilities for the upper grades (4 and onwards) are vast, this could even be used for college in my opinion. One could have kids search for a topic in the app to write a paper on. The students could observe the behavior of heavenly bodies. Students could investigate information about space objects that have a controversial significance (like some super novas being used to gauge the expansion of the universe) and then write what they think and why. The NASA app is a huge resource for writing in my opinion.
     Because of the records of the space missions, the app could be used for social studies as well. One could trace the development of technology, the Cold War, the race for space that still continues (sort of), and other historical and social aspects of the space program.
     Overall, the amount of information is huge and the menu's are well laid out and easy to follow.